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There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.

Not having children is one less worry. Children are a worry!

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

I've always been concerned with what happens to children in our society when there's nobody left to take care of them.

If you live for your children, they may be smitten down and leave you desolate, or, what is far worse, they may desert you and leave you worse than childless in a cold and unfeeling world.

If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn't be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important.

I don't like going away from my children.

Having children is life-changing, to state the obvious. It's a gigantic shift in your life and I welcomed it.

You see much more of your children once they leave home.

Maybe I wanted to have kids because you want to leave behind lessons, leave behind everything that matters to you. That's how you touch the world. But I have to reconsider what it's like to leave a legacy.